Motherwell South (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997

Motherwell South

Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
1983–1997
Seats| One
Created from| Motherwell and Wishaw and Lanark[1]
Replaced by| Motherwell and Wishaw[1]

Motherwell South was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It was formed by the division of Motherwell and Wishaw and was later merged into a new creation of the constituency.

## Boundaries[edit]

The Motherwell District electoral divisions of Clydevale, Dalziel, and Wishaw.

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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| 1983 | Jeremy Bray | Labour
1997 | constituency abolished

## Election results[edit]

### Elections of the 1980s[edit]

General election 1983: Motherwell South[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 19,939  | 52.4  | -4.7
| Conservative | Paul Walker  | 7,590  | 20.0  | -8.8
| SDP | Brian Ashley  | 6,754  | 17.8  | New
| SNP | James Wright  | 3,743  | 9.8  | -2.4
Majority  | 12,349  | 32.4  | -4.1
Turnout | 38,026  | 72.9  |
| Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Motherwell South[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 22,957  | 58.3  | +5.9
| SNP | James Wright  | 6,027  | 15.3  | +5.5
| Conservative | John Bercow | 5,702  | 14.5  | −5.5
| SDP | Ross MacGregor  | 4,463  | 11.3  | −6.5
| Communist | Robert Somerville  | 223  | 0.6  | New
Majority  | 16,930  | 43.0  | +10.6
Turnout | 39,372  | 75.5  | +2.6
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections of the 1990s[edit]

General election 1992: Motherwell South[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 21,771  | 57.1  | −1.2
| SNP | Kay Ullrich | 7,758  | 20.3  | +5.0
| Conservative | Gordon McIntosh  | 6,097  | 16.0  | +1.5
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Mackie  | 2,349  | 6.2  | −5.1
| Independent Socialist | David Lettice  | 146  | 0.4  | New
Majority  | 14,013  | 36.8  | -6.2
Turnout | 38,121  | 76.1  | +0.6
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "'Motherwell South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
2. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
3. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
4. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)